Peterborough- Where to live
Discussion
WinstonWolf said:
Croutons said:
My nigh-on 6 monthly request for help after a brief but pleasant stay in Ashbourne after recommendations from here (and a last minute diversion from what was supposed to be Brum).
The missus will be working at Perkins Engineering (Cat really), and a 30 min commute is acceptable, which appears to cover an awful lot of the area. I appreciate it has grown a lot in recent years, and if traffic is s
te as result, please let me know.
Important- good schools, primary but soon secondary, and things to do for kids. We’ll rent for a while as we have done for some time, then may sell a house and buy, no rush on that.
By the look of it the expansion means there is no shortgage of soulless cardboard boxes to live in fairly cheaply at first, the city centre is not one that offers much in the way of outstanding reasons to be there, but we’d get through the probation and then sort ourselves out.
First impressions are Rutland and Stamford look nice, and Huntingdon does at least get close to mainstream Cambridge, although I’m not too sure what there is to do there.
Where do you live, where would you live?
TIA.
Peterborian born and bred, what do you want to know The missus will be working at Perkins Engineering (Cat really), and a 30 min commute is acceptable, which appears to cover an awful lot of the area. I appreciate it has grown a lot in recent years, and if traffic is s
te as result, please let me know.Important- good schools, primary but soon secondary, and things to do for kids. We’ll rent for a while as we have done for some time, then may sell a house and buy, no rush on that.
By the look of it the expansion means there is no shortgage of soulless cardboard boxes to live in fairly cheaply at first, the city centre is not one that offers much in the way of outstanding reasons to be there, but we’d get through the probation and then sort ourselves out.
First impressions are Rutland and Stamford look nice, and Huntingdon does at least get close to mainstream Cambridge, although I’m not too sure what there is to do there.
Where do you live, where would you live?
TIA.
Firstly it can take thirty mins to get across Peterborough if you time it wrong, will she be working office hours? If so add a fair bit of time to the commute.
If schools are a priority I'd start in catchment for Amberly Slope in Werrington and overlay that with AMVC in Glinton. They're both very good schools and it's a relatively short commute to Perkins.
You're five minutes from the countryside (or in it in Glinton) and it's very safe if you pick the right area. There are box estates in Werrington as well as the nicer parts, don't judge it by these.
Stamford and Oundle are beautiful, but you pay a hefty premium.
Avoid Hampton, it's congested and gridlocked most of the day. It's only redeeming feature is it's close to the A1 so you can leave it quickly.
Orton village is nice but hard to get out of in the mornings as you have to use Oundle Road. The plus side is you're very near Ferry Meadows.
I probably know Peterborough as well as any man alive, I can save you lots of time looking at non-starters if you want my advice
He lives in a gypsy camp on the A17.
The closest he has been to Peterborough was when someone hit him with a rolled up copy of the Evening Telegraph.
Edited by funkyrobot on Wednesday 12th December 19:15
funkyrobot said:
WinstonWolf said:
Croutons said:
My nigh-on 6 monthly request for help after a brief but pleasant stay in Ashbourne after recommendations from here (and a last minute diversion from what was supposed to be Brum).
The missus will be working at Perkins Engineering (Cat really), and a 30 min commute is acceptable, which appears to cover an awful lot of the area. I appreciate it has grown a lot in recent years, and if traffic is ste as result, please let me know.
Important- good schools, primary but soon secondary, and things to do for kids. We’ll rent for a while as we have done for some time, then may sell a house and buy, no rush on that.
By the look of it the expansion means there is no shortgage of soulless cardboard boxes to live in fairly cheaply at first, the city centre is not one that offers much in the way of outstanding reasons to be there, but we’d get through the probation and then sort ourselves out.
First impressions are Rutland and Stamford look nice, and Huntingdon does at least get close to mainstream Cambridge, although I’m not too sure what there is to do there.
Where do you live, where would you live?
TIA.
Peterborian born and bred, what do you want to know The missus will be working at Perkins Engineering (Cat really), and a 30 min commute is acceptable, which appears to cover an awful lot of the area. I appreciate it has grown a lot in recent years, and if traffic is s
te as result, please let me know.Important- good schools, primary but soon secondary, and things to do for kids. We’ll rent for a while as we have done for some time, then may sell a house and buy, no rush on that.
By the look of it the expansion means there is no shortgage of soulless cardboard boxes to live in fairly cheaply at first, the city centre is not one that offers much in the way of outstanding reasons to be there, but we’d get through the probation and then sort ourselves out.
First impressions are Rutland and Stamford look nice, and Huntingdon does at least get close to mainstream Cambridge, although I’m not too sure what there is to do there.
Where do you live, where would you live?
TIA.
Firstly it can take thirty mins to get across Peterborough if you time it wrong, will she be working office hours? If so add a fair bit of time to the commute.
If schools are a priority I'd start in catchment for Amberly Slope in Werrington and overlay that with AMVC in Glinton. They're both very good schools and it's a relatively short commute to Perkins.
You're five minutes from the countryside (or in it in Glinton) and it's very safe if you pick the right area. There are box estates in Werrington as well as the nicer parts, don't judge it by these.
Stamford and Oundle are beautiful, but you pay a hefty premium.
Avoid Hampton, it's congested and gridlocked most of the day. It's only redeeming feature is it's close to the A1 so you can leave it quickly.
Orton village is nice but hard to get out of in the mornings as you have to use Oundle Road. The plus side is you're very near Ferry Meadows.
I probably know Peterborough as well as any man alive, I can save you lots of time looking at non-starters if you want my advice
He lives in a gypsy camp on the A17.
The closest he has been to Peterborough was when someone hit him with a rolled up copy of the Evening Telegraph.
Edited by funkyrobot on Wednesday 12th December 19:15
WinstonWolf said:
funkyrobot said:
WinstonWolf said:
Croutons said:
My nigh-on 6 monthly request for help after a brief but pleasant stay in Ashbourne after recommendations from here (and a last minute diversion from what was supposed to be Brum).
The missus will be working at Perkins Engineering (Cat really), and a 30 min commute is acceptable, which appears to cover an awful lot of the area. I appreciate it has grown a lot in recent years, and if traffic is ste as result, please let me know.
Important- good schools, primary but soon secondary, and things to do for kids. We’ll rent for a while as we have done for some time, then may sell a house and buy, no rush on that.
By the look of it the expansion means there is no shortgage of soulless cardboard boxes to live in fairly cheaply at first, the city centre is not one that offers much in the way of outstanding reasons to be there, but we’d get through the probation and then sort ourselves out.
First impressions are Rutland and Stamford look nice, and Huntingdon does at least get close to mainstream Cambridge, although I’m not too sure what there is to do there.
Where do you live, where would you live?
TIA.
Peterborian born and bred, what do you want to know The missus will be working at Perkins Engineering (Cat really), and a 30 min commute is acceptable, which appears to cover an awful lot of the area. I appreciate it has grown a lot in recent years, and if traffic is s
te as result, please let me know.Important- good schools, primary but soon secondary, and things to do for kids. We’ll rent for a while as we have done for some time, then may sell a house and buy, no rush on that.
By the look of it the expansion means there is no shortgage of soulless cardboard boxes to live in fairly cheaply at first, the city centre is not one that offers much in the way of outstanding reasons to be there, but we’d get through the probation and then sort ourselves out.
First impressions are Rutland and Stamford look nice, and Huntingdon does at least get close to mainstream Cambridge, although I’m not too sure what there is to do there.
Where do you live, where would you live?
TIA.
Firstly it can take thirty mins to get across Peterborough if you time it wrong, will she be working office hours? If so add a fair bit of time to the commute.
If schools are a priority I'd start in catchment for Amberly Slope in Werrington and overlay that with AMVC in Glinton. They're both very good schools and it's a relatively short commute to Perkins.
You're five minutes from the countryside (or in it in Glinton) and it's very safe if you pick the right area. There are box estates in Werrington as well as the nicer parts, don't judge it by these.
Stamford and Oundle are beautiful, but you pay a hefty premium.
Avoid Hampton, it's congested and gridlocked most of the day. It's only redeeming feature is it's close to the A1 so you can leave it quickly.
Orton village is nice but hard to get out of in the mornings as you have to use Oundle Road. The plus side is you're very near Ferry Meadows.
I probably know Peterborough as well as any man alive, I can save you lots of time looking at non-starters if you want my advice
He lives in a gypsy camp on the A17.
The closest he has been to Peterborough was when someone hit him with a rolled up copy of the Evening Telegraph.
Edited by funkyrobot on Wednesday 12th December 19:15
I married into it.
If you weren't born and raised there you'll always be an outsider. In Pinchbeck you're a flash git from the big city if you were born in Spalding 
If schools are of importance to you, which it sounds like they are, then Lincs still has grammar schools, Bourne being the closest. Stamford kids are now being accepted into Bourne Grammar and of course the Stamford Endowed School's are very good, my daughter's both went to Girls School, fees are about £12k pa now for day pupils.
High £300k - low £400k will get you a 4 bed detached on one of the better Stamford estates, similar house in Bourne/The Deepings are about £75k -£100k less.
Not sure about only two Rutland kids getting an oxbridge place. With Oakham and Uppingham school in Rutland I'd find that unbelievable, unless it's only state schools being counted of course. But then remember the total population of Rutland is only about 40K people.
High £300k - low £400k will get you a 4 bed detached on one of the better Stamford estates, similar house in Bourne/The Deepings are about £75k -£100k less.
Not sure about only two Rutland kids getting an oxbridge place. With Oakham and Uppingham school in Rutland I'd find that unbelievable, unless it's only state schools being counted of course. But then remember the total population of Rutland is only about 40K people.
I live in Stamford, originally Stanground, to get from Stamford to Perkins your probably looking at a 45 minute drive in the morning. You will get more for your money in Peterborough, Hampton has everything crammed in, Cardea isn't as bad, i guess it depends on what you want from where you live.
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